§ 143.786 RSMo — Setoff finalization procedure — refund deemed granted, when — excess over setoff paid to taxpayer — interest on escrow account deposited

1. Upon final determination of the amount of the debt due and owing by means provided by section 143.785 or by the taxpayer's default through failure to comply with section 143.784 mandating timely request for review, the state agency shall credit the debtor's account, and shall notify the debtor and the state treasurer in writing of the finalization of the setoff. Such notice shall include a final accounting of the refund which was set off, including the amount of the refund to which the debtor was entitled prior to setoff, the amount of the debt due and owing, the amount of the refund in excess of the debt which has been returned to the debtor by the department pursuant to section 143.784 , and the amount of the setoff pursuant to section 143.784 in excess of the debt determined to be due and owing at a hearing held pursuant to section 143.785 , if such a hearing was held. At such time, the state agency shall refund to the debtor the amount of the claimed debt originally certified and set off by the department in excess of the amount of debt finally found to be due and owing, including interest thereon as provided in section 143.781 , and the state agency shall transfer the remaining balance to the appropriate fund or funds. All interest accumulated in the escrow account in excess of the maximum amount that could be required for debtor refunds shall be transferred monthly to the general revenue fund.

2. When the setoff authorized by sections 143.782 to 143.788 is exercised, the refund against which such setoff is applied shall be deemed granted.